Sunday, January 30, 2011

If you are thinking how I got the title for this post, it is from the photo below! I named this post after I photographed the dish and it kinda felt apt. Doesn’t it?

I vaguely remember how I know this dish. I remember tasting this dish for the first time when my cousin made it at home. It was probably during my good old school days. Then I remember asking my mom to make it a couple of times. After that, I don’t think I had it again. Truly, I have had this dish very few times that I can hardly remember what it tasted like. However, for some reason the ‘idea’ of wrapping the egg and frying it always remained in my mind.

This dish is nothing but hardboiled egg wrapped in a layer of mildly seasoned mashed potato, coated with breadcrumbs and deep-fried! As you bite it, you make way through the crispy crunchy crust, soft mashed potato mantle and to the core, the boiled egg. The journey through the different layers of distinct flavor and texture is definitely something worth asking for more!

Hard-boiled Eggs

- 4 medium (Shell peeled)

Potatoes

- 2 large

Breadcrumbs

- 1 cup

All purpose flour

- 1/2 cup

Chili Powder

- 1 tbsp

Black pepper

-1 tbsp

Salt

- to taste

Oil

- for deep frying

Boil potatoes until soft and cooked.

Peel the boiled potatoes and place in a bowl. Using a fork, mash the potatoes.

Thanks, Karthick. Yes, you can replace flour with besan but it will taste a little different.All you need is something that will help the bread crumbs stick to it.As an alternative you can dip it in beaten egg,roll it in breadcrumbs and fry.